Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
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From file: 4/190/4
Document: 31
Mar 30, 1774
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Murder of Edward Bennett, Newtown, tollhouse-keeper by beating him following a 'great wrangling and dispute ....with respect to paying the tolls at the turnpikegate' on fair day. The prisoner and his accomplice, his brother? on being told that they must pay the toll on account of its being past midnight struck at the deceased with a stick. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Murder

Accused
Robert Sayce, Ironmonger
Outside Wales, Bishop's Castle, co. Salop 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Jones, Kerry, & Valentine Owen, Newtow
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, I, Iq, Ca, J

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/190/4
Document: 31
Mar 30, 1774
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Murder of Edward Bennett, Newtown, tollhouse-keeper by beating him following a 'great wrangling and dispute ....with respect to paying the tolls at the turnpikegate' on fair day. The prisoner and his accomplice, his brother? on being told that they must pay the toll on account of its being past midnight struck at the deceased with a stick. Inquest refers to Robert Sayce only. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Murder

Accused
Richard Sayce, Ironmonger
Outside Wales, Bishop's Castle, co. Salop 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Jones, Kerry, & Valentine Owen, Newtow
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
I, Iq, J

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/190/4
Document: 24
May 20, 1774
Crime

Montgomery, Llangurig

Unlawfully erecting a cottage without four acres of land attached. Indicted with his son. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Unlawfully erecting / maintaining a cottage

Accused
Richard George, Labourer
Montgomery, Llangurig
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Williams
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
W ( in 4/190/5 )

From file: 4/190/4
Document: 24
May 20, 1774
Crime

Montgomery, Llangurig

Unlawfully erecting a cottage without four acres of land attached. Indicted with his father. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Unlawfully erecting / maintaining a cottage

Accused
Richard George, Labourer
Montgomery, Llangurig
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Williams
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
W ( in 4/190/5 )

From file: 4/190/4
Document: 30
May 21, 1774
Crime

Montgomery, Llangynyw

Theft of a cow, recovered at Llansilin, co. Denb. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Cattle-stealing

Accused
Evan Abraham, Mason
aka Evan Evans
Denbigh, 1 Llansilin 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Pugh, Llangynyw, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, transported for 7 years3

Other:
E, Ca, R, J; Pa ( in 4/190/5 )

  • 1 Preferred parish in a different County from that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 3 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/190/4
Document: 25
Jul 1, 1774
Crime

Montgomery, Llanfair Caereinion

Assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault (including wounding, but not malicious wounding)

Accused
John Morris, Butcher
Montgomery, Llanfair Caereinion
Plea:
Prosecutor
Henry Evans
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment: